Title: Where’s the Evidence? Overview Free write on evidence of evolution (10 min) Wolves to whales model (15 min) “Where’s the Evidence” activity (50 min) Discussion (15 min) Standards (Links) **https://riscienceteachers.wikispaces.com/LS3+p1** Objectives Students will be able to... -gather scholarly resources pertaining to evidence for evolution -as a group create a chart showing evidence from three different areas of specialty -report out as a group what they have found Materials / Preparation Notes -laptops -markers -posterboard -Whale evolution video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2C-3PjNGok ) Instruction Opening: When the students enter the room there will be a question on the board. “Evidence is there that evolution actually occurs?” the students will free write for ten minutes about this question to get them in the correct mindset for today’s lesson. I will then show to them and explain the “wolves to whales” model through the video “Whale evolution” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2C-3PjNGok ) Activities: Today we will have a meeting of the minds to figure out if the so called “theory of evolution” is based on fact or fiction. Each student will take on the role of a scientist from different areas of study (Anatomy, Molecular Biology, and Paleontology). The students will be tasked with finding articles from their field of study relating to evolution. They will gather ideas, topics, and information from these sources and will then meet in a group or a “meeting of the minds” to put the information into some form of graphic representation on the poster board provided. The groups will then report out on their findings.
Closing: We will end the class by discussing whether or not we find the evidence we found to be substantial enough to continue believing the theory of evolution. For homework the students will be required to find an article refuting evolution and explain in writing why they are mistaken.
Assessment Notes: the students will be graded on their group presentation of the material they researched, they will also be graded on the homework the following day.
Overview
Free write on evidence of evolution (10 min)
Wolves to whales model (15 min)
“Where’s the Evidence” activity (50 min)
Discussion (15 min)
Standards (Links)
**https://riscienceteachers.wikispaces.com/LS3+p1**
Objectives
Students will be able to...
-gather scholarly resources pertaining to evidence for evolution
-as a group create a chart showing evidence from three different areas of specialty
-report out as a group what they have found
Materials / Preparation Notes
-laptops
-markers
-posterboard
-Whale evolution video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2C-3PjNGok )
Instruction
Opening: When the students enter the room there will be a question on the board. “Evidence is there that evolution actually occurs?” the students will free write for ten minutes about this question to get them in the correct mindset for today’s lesson. I will then show to them and explain the “wolves to whales” model through the video “Whale evolution” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2C-3PjNGok )
Activities: Today we will have a meeting of the minds to figure out if the so called “theory of evolution” is based on fact or fiction. Each student will take on the role of a scientist from different areas of study (Anatomy, Molecular Biology, and Paleontology). The students will be tasked with finding articles from their field of study relating to evolution. They will gather ideas, topics, and information from these sources and will then meet in a group or a “meeting of the minds” to put the information into some form of graphic representation on the poster board provided. The groups will then report out on their findings.
Closing: We will end the class by discussing whether or not we find the evidence we found to be substantial enough to continue believing the theory of evolution. For homework the students will be required to find an article refuting evolution and explain in writing why they are mistaken.
Assessment Notes: the students will be graded on their group presentation of the material they researched, they will also be graded on the homework the following day.